US Coast Guard Boards Oil Tanker in Cyber Attack Investigation
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A cyberattack serious enough for the Coast Guard and FBI to board a Texas-bound oil tanker underscores that OT and maritime systems are now live cyber battlefields. If you touch physical logistics or energy, treat cyber as a safety and continuity risk—map your dependencies on vessel, port, and pipeline control systems this quarter.
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